Isaiah 8:12

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Summary

Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

Not, a confederacy

Isaiah 7:2

Isaiah 51:12

2 Kings 16:5

Fear ye

1 Peter 3:14

General references

Joshua 10:7

Bible References

Not, a confederacy

When it was reported to the house of David, "Aram has joined forces with Ephraim!" the heart of the people of Ahaz trembled like forest trees in a windstorm.

"I yes, I am the one who comforts you. Who are you, that you are so afraid of humans who will die, descendants of mere men, who have been made like grass?

Later, King Rezin of Aram and Remaliah's son Pekah, king of Israel, approached Jerusalem to attack it. They besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him.

Fear ye

Tell him, "Be careful, be calm, don't be afraid, and don't lose heart because of these two smoldering stumps of torches, that is, because of the fierce anger of Rezin, from Aram, and Remaliah's son.

You went to Molech with olive oil and increased your perfumes; you sent your ambassadors far away, you sent them down even to Sheol itself!

There the Israelis were seized with terror, when there was nothing to fear. For God scattered the bones of those who laid siege against you you put them to shame, for God rejected them.

Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake, because an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, approached the stone, rolled it away, and was sitting on top of it.

"But I tell you, my friends, never be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can't do anything more.

When you hear of wars and revolutions, never be alarmed, because these sort of things must take place first, but the end won't come right away."

But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. "Never be afraid of their threats, and never get upset.

General references

So Joshua went up from Gilgal, along with his entire fighting force of mighty warriors with him.